Isaiah is writing to a distraught nation of Israel. Babylon has destroyed them, their cities laid waste, and many have been carried off in captivity. God tells them the future; in fact, He calls out the leader by name: Isaiah 44:28 I will raise up Cyrus in my...
God has been very clear about Israel’s dependence on idols, false gods. He is angry, disgusted, and exhausted by their habitual falling after them. He tells them how He will purify them and change their ways. He tells them how He will bring them back into the...
Unintended Consequences We just observe two extraordinary deliverances for Hezekiah: Jerusalem’s salvation from Assyria, the recovery from death for Hezekiah, and the miracles that brought them to pass. Yet in Isaiah 39, the king of Babylon sends a gift and an...
Sometimes, our situations seem impossible. The enemy can try to intimidate us and threaten us. And by all known factors, we have every plausible right to give up or give in. But God! We see this in Isaiah 36 – 38. 36 – 38 Assyria had just wiped out...
What are our plans guided by? Are we living those out? We see that godly motivations and doing what is right have real and good rewards. Isaiah 32:8, 17 8 But the noble man makes noble plans, and by noble deeds he stands. 17 The fruit of righteousness will...
